New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-29
DAUNTLESS SAFE IN PORT.
ARRIVING AT QUEENSTOWN OVER A DAT
BEHIND THE CORONET.
HER TRIALS AT SALTWATER EVERYWHERE Bu3
NONE TO DRINK, AND SAILORS FEAsTED
ON CHAMPAGSE-MoRE WIND THAN

ON CHAMPAGSE-MoRE WIND THAN
Mr.. COLT BARGAINRD FOR.
QUEENSTOWN, March 26.-It was thought for Q
while this morning that the March gales for which
Caldwell H. Colts hot sporting blood beat -
eagerly IN New-York had proved too mnch for ths
veteran Dauntess But the gallant old schoonsR
had beaten through the rough seas and heavy gales
of the North Atlantic as safely If not swiftly
her younger and her fresher rival She was sighted
of Ualey Head twenty-elght miles west of Cork
Harbor, at IL a. m and at once ran up signals thao
everything on board was safe and sound.
The news was quickly flashed to Queenstown
and preparations were made to give the losing
| yacht rs warm an Irish reception as her more
fortunate opponent The Dauntless passed the Old
Head of Kinsae at 315 p. m, in light north
| westerly breeze, with her sails fall set Tho tue
| Flying Irishman with lot Of steam yachts and
sailing crafts started ont to meet her. while The
members Of the Royal Cork Yacht Clnb cleared the
course at the finish and stood ready to take the
yachts time. At 4:3O D. m. the graceful schooner.
still under full spread of canvas and heelins
slightly under the freshenng wind, came in sight
off Roche's Point She had taken an Irish pilot
aboard, but the run up was slow and tortuoua.
through feet of tugs, yachts and small craft "a
| whose salutes and cheering she could only lowe
| and raise her cOlOrs in reply.
| The wind held poorly for the yacht as she cams
nearer to the finish and she did not cross the line.
firing her three guns and showing her useless sie-
| nails. until dusk The time As taken by the judges
was 6:45 D. m Irish time. The DauntlesSs actual
| time of passage from Owls Head was 1G days.
| hour 43 minutes AMI 13 seconds The Coronee
| had beaten her / day. hours, 40 minutes and 13
| seconds The Dauntless's average each day
| was abo ut 200 statute miles. Her best day's rua
was on March25 when she made 32S miles
| bav ahaa halt ton Inv yarhf
| on tho Atlantic.
| The officers Of the Coronet and other yaehtsmea
here agree that in view of the difference of tonnage
between the two yachts the Dauntless's passage in
such unusually stormy weather was as brilliant
and creditable almost as the COronets. MIR. Colt,
the owner of the Daunless. said tOday that he had
met more gales than he had bargaiuel for. and that
for fully sixteen honrs at one time his boat had to
Law to. Another time she scudded before the storm
under nothing but bare poles. He was satisfied
with the sea- going qualities of the Dauntless and
with her speed.
From Roche's Point the Dauntless was towed up
INTO Queenstown Harbor. where she cast anchor
The officers of both yachts and their friends went
ashore tonight and were entertained by the Royal
Cork Yacht Club.
The Dauntless, as she now lies in the harbof.
shows scarcely mark Of her hard fight for two
weeks with gales and swollen seas The riggingh
all there apparently and on deck everything is -
neat and trim as when the yachtleft her East River
anchorage. All who made the voyage in her arc
we'll though much tumhiing about and two or
three narrow escapes are reported In one OF the
severest gales. for instance the two men at the
wheel were washed clear over the ships edge and
only the Iashngs kept them from drowning. The
breaking of the bowsprIt. reported here this morn
turned out to have been pure fiction. The saiiof
course we're split several times and parts Of tho g-
giog were carried away now and then. But the fair
weather of the last few days gave good chance toe
repairs, and all was ship-shape again before Fart
Det light was reached.
When last seen from the deck of tho Coronet the
Dauntess was steering south. southeast, her hull
already sinking below the horizon. That night
however her course was changed to northeast by
east and she met the storm OF Sunday March Ii
not more than twenty-five miles back in the track
of the COronet. Her course from that on seemed 70
reach further north almost into the Newfoundland
Banks and she ran into the same gales ana
heavy seas that the Coronet had met before her On
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Her lighter
burden made her pitch and toss about unmercfo-
lv but she rode the seas with her Old-time light
ness.
On Wednesday, March 49, the Dauntless struck
a heavy cross in strong southeast gale Ol
bags had to be used to break the effect OF the
waves along the ships sides Sails were reefed -
closely as possible and everything on deck made
taut and fast Life lines had been strung along
the deck before. But up to this point 1t had NOS
heen necessary to use them continually.
ST. Patrlcks Day. as with the Coronet. brought
the worst storm of the series The seas were mors
turbulent than many of tho oldest seamen had ever
seen them, and the waters broke in O ptiless mo
notony over tho decks and against the port-holea
Everything was battened down tightly. and under
this unwearied pounding the yacht. stanch
enough heretofore in the rOughest sea- showed
a slight leakage. The storm had evidently carried
the Yacht further north than Captain Samuels in
tended to sail it, On the 18th the temperature Of
both the air and water fell noticeably. Ice was
felt to be near by, probably an iceberg, and extra
precautions were taken with the lcokouts andnavs-
CATION. At midnight of the 18th the temperature
of the air was 44e, of the water $50. An hour
later that of the dir was 4O'; the water showea
only $50.
heavy gale blew again on the 10TH but the
cold weather held out, and at 6 O'clock that even
ng smooth stretch of water was run into Itwss
found so cold that icebergs feared again, and
that night a auantit, of field ice run into.
On the Goth, 2Ist and 22d there we're strong gales
again III which the ship suffered severely from the
pIching and tossing On the 22d she was Obliged
TO Law to for sixteen hours, as has been stated
After getting rid of all sail she oated more easily,
but at the best 1T was nothing but tumbng about
below and clnglng to the life-lincs on deck
In tie storm of March % the cockpit was On
several occasions filled with water. and altogether
it was perilous time for the yacht. On the 24tS
the sea was terribly rough and the boat rolled 20
badly that the water tank burst The seamen were
consequently put on the smallest possible allow
ance OF water, but later on they were put on ale
and claret, and finally, as supplies narrowed, On
champagne.
On the 25th the run of 32S miles was made u
the fair sunny weather which met the Coronet Oh
the Irish coast Fastnet Light was sighted at ll:3O
| a. H. Monday, but the fine breeze which had held
so far seemed to exhaust ITSELF and the run In tool
more than seven hours.